Voyage
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0563524189 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 536 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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There is: Dana, the Nazi camp survivor who achieves the dream of his hated masters; Gershon, the Vietnam fighter jock determined to be the first African-American to land on another planet; and Natalie York, the brilliant geologist/astronaut who risks a career and love for the chance to run her fingers through the soil of another world.. Imaginatively created from the true lives and real events., Voyage returns to the geniuses of NASA and the excitement of the Saturn rocket, and includes historical figures from Neil Armstrong to Ronald Reagan who are interwoven with unforg
But in Baxter's version of the past, that one altered fact is the propellant that drives humanity into space, beyond the primitive lunar landings of the 1960s. Like many alternate history stories, that's the premise of Stephen Baxter's Voyage. Kennedy survived. . But this is a tragic tale as well as a triumphant one, for Baxter's relentless realism chronicles the perils of extended space flight as well as its glamorous achievements, making for a gritty, true-to-life story. Spurred by a JFK who champions space flight and a Nixon administration that backs NASA, humans reach Mars in 1986
""A novel of what could have been" - perfect description" according to A Customer. I just finished this superbly written, spellbinding novel. Stephen Baxter's technical background clearly shows and makes this novel so enjoyable for true SCIENCE fiction fans. There is nothing worse than a story involving fantastic "inventions" of new technologies which make no sense at all. Any technologically minded reader will enjoy this book as much as I did, simply because the scenarios are believable and, as we sa. Would have been better if not distracted by typos An enjoyable read. Would have been better if not distracted by typos.. Five Stars Anthony Trout fantastic alternate history